| Official Name: | Parma Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Parma Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Wendy Chamberlain |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Donald Spangler |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.40 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2668 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 290 |
| Elevation Ft: | 951 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2756°N -84.6614°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49224 (Albion) 49269 (Parma) 49284 (Springport) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-62760[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626884 |
Parma Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,668 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.4sqmi, of which 36.3sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.27%) is water.[3]
Parma Township is in western Jackson County, bordered on its west side by Calhoun County. Interstate 94 passes through the township, with access from four exits. I-94 leads west 6miles to Albion and east to Jackson. Most of the township drains west as part of the Kalamazoo River watershed, while the northeast part of the township is within the Grand River watershed.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,696 people, 943 households, and 742 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,001 housing units at an average density of 27.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 93.58% White, 3.64% African American, 0.85% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.
There were 943 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,510, and the median income for a family was $53,315. Males had a median income of $37,361 versus $25,568 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,026. About 4.5% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.